Major operational functions of Cisco 2960-S Series Swtiches

Stacking with Flex Stack on the Cisco Catalyst 2960-S Series Switches is optional. In order to stack switches, a separate Flex Stack module must be joined in the rear of the switches. Without this module, Flex Stack cannot work. The Flex Stack module is easily swappable. Stacking Ethernet switches provides the network administrator with three major operational benefits:

• Single point of management: All switches in a stack  are managed as one.

• Built-in redundancy and high availability: The high-speed Flex Stack connections offer redundant communication of every stack member to all other members.

• Scalable to fit network needs: Addition of a new switch to the stack is easy. As the need for additional access ports grows, adding a new switch to a working stack is easier and faster as compare to new standalone switch to the network.